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Statement on Stockpile Destruction, Mine Ban Treaty Fourth Review Conference
Delivered by Mary Wareham, Advocacy Director Mr. President, Stockpile destruction is undoubtedly one of the great success stories of the Mine Ban Treaty. Under the Mine… Read More»
Time to Step Up: Being a survivor is not a choice – Mine Action Portfolio 2019
Today the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) launched the 2019 Mine Action Portfolio during the 22nd International Meeting of Mine Action National Directors and United Nations Advisers… Read More»
Play Your Part Ambassador Catherine Constantinides takes on the Sahara
South African Earth Warrior and Social Justice Activist, Catherine Constantinides to take up the challenge and use her profile and passion for the environment and human… Read More»
Sahrawis divided by a mined wall
It has been dubbed the world’s oldest functioning security barrier, but is also called a “wall of shame” by Western Sahara residents and leaders who want… Read More»
Determined Sahrawi women risk their lives to clear ancestral lands of mines
Western Sahara is one of the most heavily mined territories in the world following decades of conflict with its neighbours. Despite a 1991 ceasefire, most Sahrawis… Read More»
“Desminar para reconstruir”: Las mujeres desminadoras en el mundo
A diario personas mueren o pierden una extremidad por pisar una mina terrestre, ya sea antipersona o antivehículo. Las minas afectan principalmente a la población civil.… Read More»